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Critter Cove gets a major performance update - should work better on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Critter Cove is an open world life sim and town building game set in a cozy post-apocalyptic paradise. It's currently in Early Access and a recent update brings a big performance improvement to it.

ProtonUp-Qt v2.12 brings a new Steam Deck theme and support for Proton-CachyOS

By Liam Dawe,
ProtonUp-Qt is a tool to add extra compatibility tools on Linux / Steam Deck like GE-Proton. A new release out now with version 2.12.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 has lost its Steam Deck Verified rating

By Liam Dawe,
Valve's Steam Deck rating system is generally quite correct, but there are clearly some times when it isn't. Thankfully, Valve do go back over various games to re-test them and Marvel's Spider-Man 2 has been hit with a downgraded rating.

Historical strategy game Old World switches to Vulkan for Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Mohawk Games continue releasing some pretty big updates to their Civilization like game Old World, with the latest aiming to fix up lots of issues and improve performance.

Everything to grab from Prime Gaming, March 28th edition for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Here's the up to date list of games available on Amazon Prime Gaming for March 28th, and what compatibility you can expect for Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck. An easy way to build up your gaming collection with these games coming as part of your Amazon Prime subscription.

Fixing a Steam Deck OLED bug for the Linux kernel 6.14 release was a major challenge

By Liam Dawe,
With the Linux kernel 6.14 out now, I noted in my quick-look overview about a bug that was fixed for the Steam Deck OLED model. Collabora have given a little more info on their work for this issue and how it was a challenge.

Stealth platformer Kiyo puts up a new playtest with improved Linux and Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
After requesting Linux testers back in Early 2024, the sneaky stealth platformer Kiyo has a new playtest on Steam for you to try with expanded Linux support. The style and lighting in this one really does look interesting.

Infinity Nikki devs are working on Steam Deck support for the Steam release

By Liam Dawe,
While there's no current release date for the Steam release, Infold Games are still working towards it for Infinity Nikki and it seems it may be good news for Steam Deck players.

Junk Store plugin for Steam Deck plans new release as closed-source paid software to run other stores

By Liam Dawe,
Junk Store may have failed to get released on Steam as Valve removed their store page, but that hasn't stopped their team working on this special Steam Deck plugin to bring other stores like Epic Games, GOG and Amazon Games to the Steam Deck.

Neverwinter Nights 2 Enhanced Edition hasn't been announced yet but it just got a Steam Deck Playable rating

By Liam Dawe,
We know Neverwinter Nights 2 Enhanced Edition is probably coming, thanks to the previous leak, but it still hasn't actually been announced yet. However, it's clearly getting closer.

Starship Troopers: Extermination gets a Steam Deck upgrade

By Liam Dawe,
Starship Troopers: Extermination from Offworld just had another major upgrade released, and they're now improving the experience of playing it on Steam Deck.

Proton Experimental adds fixes for GTA V Enhanced and more for Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Valve released another smaller update for Proton Experimental, the constantly changing compatibility layer to run Windows games on Linux platforms like the Steam Deck with SteamOS.

Everything to grab from Prime Gaming, March 21st edition for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Here's the up to date list of games available on Amazon Prime Gaming for March 21st, and what compatibility you can expect for Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck. An easy way to build up your gaming collection with these games coming as part of your Amazon Prime subscription.

SteamOS 3.7.2 Preview gets a fix for the Steam Deck OLED

By Liam Dawe,
While Valve continue working towards the public SteamOS 3 release for more devices, and we've seen them note work towards that in the initial SteamOS 3.7 Preview, they continue rolling out more bug fixes for the Steam Deck.

Fanatical launch a fresh 'Elite Collection' Steam Deck Play on the Go bundle

By Liam Dawe,
The sun is shining here (a rare event) which is terrible, and of course that means staying inside playing video games right? If you're in the same situation perhaps the new Steam Deck Build Your Own Play on the Go bundle from Fanatical will help.

Assassin's Creed Shadows out now - Steam Deck Verified but has NVIDIA problems on Desktop Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is out now and it's Steam Deck Verified, so I took a look to see if it deserves the rating. The good news is that it will also work on normal Desktop Linux with AMD GPUs but NVIDIA GPUs have problems.

Steam Beta improves download speed of Steam Client updates on Linux / Steam Deck and other fixes

By Liam Dawe,
Valve just released a fresh Steam Client Beta available for all platforms that includes some feature tweaks and a healthy injection of bug fixes.

Stardew Valley modding on Linux / Steam Deck takes a step with the Nexus Mods app

By Liam Dawe,
The team at Nexus Mods have released a new version of their open source and cross-platform Nexus Mods app, with Stardew Valley modding now considered close to being ready for everyone.

Surprisingly, Valve rated Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced and Rainbow Six Siege as Steam Deck Playable

By Liam Dawe, [updated]
Even though both of them have anti-cheat that blocks Linux platforms from playing online, Valve have suddenly rated both Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced (and so GTA Online) and Rainbow Six Siege as Steam Deck Playable. NOTE: Article Updated.

Must-have Steam Deck games under £10 in the Steam Spring Sale 2025

By Liam Dawe,
With the Steam Spring Sale 2025 in full swing now, here's some updated recommendations for games to grab for the Steam Deck.
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